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Solve the clues to fill in the grid! Type in the answers to the clues on the right side of the Hypercross puzzle below. Clicking a thumbnail image will enlarge it. You can Tab through the clues while the image is enlarged. You can also click on the first space of a word in the grid to view the clue for that word. If two words begin in the first cell, click the cell again to view the downward word. Be sure to check your spelling! Click on the "Check your Answers" button when you think you’ve got them all.
51 Comments
slog
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 07:10 PM |
Huh?
epaz
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 07:11 PM |
Bravo! Bravo! (< -- Yay _and_ kinda salt!)
scoutmom
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 07:21 PM |
I have them all (I think) but something isn't right
edit: It was the fat lady's "title" that tripped me up
jgf
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 07:16 PM |
I google the theme, and now I get the title. I use that browser on a Windows machine. :)
Oh, and I can't spell any of these, even if I know them, which I don't.
bfogartyjr
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 07:18 PM |
Missing #15. Salt?
must67
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 07:21 PM |
[3] same here
got it
mnemonica
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 07:22 PM |
[3] me, too
edit: I was misspelling No. 8.
escKey
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 07:20 PM |
[4] It's not over till the fat lady sings
epaz
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 07:22 PM |
I had to double-check my spelling against a list @ wiki before it took. (Freakin' Squeeze album got me misspelling stuff...)
gst
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 07:21 PM |
Is there an error at 9/15?
scoutmom
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 07:22 PM |
For #15, if you Google opera plus the name of the person, you will get what you need.
GamesX4
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 07:23 PM |
Can someone tell me which beatle that is?
scoutmom
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 07:26 PM |
[12] He's the Beatle with wings
scoutmom
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 07:27 PM |
[10] No, there's no error there
gst
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 07:28 PM |
[11], yes, thanks. I had it already and also found it with an 'e' at the intersection.
I ask because I've checked my spelling on everything else and - no go. Are there any other alternate spellings?
scoutmom
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 07:29 PM |
[15] #3 and #8 might trip you up...
RPardoe
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 07:29 PM |
[15] #8 and #3 were the ones I had to adjust before the solution took.
davey
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 07:30 PM |
I got almost all of them (that last one is really tough!) but had one spelled wrong. Make sure you find a good source for the correct spellings.
By the way ... nice puzzle!
scoutmom
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 07:32 PM |
Oh, yes, nice puzzle!
jgf
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 07:36 PM |
Yep, misspelled #8.
gst
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 07:44 PM |
I've tried #3 with an 'e' and an 'a'; and tried #8 with an 'i' and an 'e'. All four permutations. Still not taking.
So I must have something else wrong. ?
There are two spellings of #9, but the crossing at #15 fixes it as an 'i'.
Very nice puzzle, BTW, but I'm frustrated.
Edit: FInally! There is a consonant variation of #9 also. Satisfying puzzle.
GamesX4
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 07:41 PM |
My mistake was in #3.
slog
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 07:59 PM |
I can't get #2. Could someone salt me?
Never mind. Got it.
magraf7
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 07:48 PM |
Madama? I think not.
comishcraig
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 07:57 PM |
I'm stuck on 1, 2 and 6
threehojos
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 07:58 PM |
Whew! Worked up a sweat on this one!
GertSoB
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 08:17 PM |
I've got them all except #6. Any salt on that?
ETA: Thank you [28]. That was all the salt I needed. Though I still have no idea who the girl is or what she's saying
slog
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 08:09 PM |
I think this one was too hard for a Hypercross. Having not heard of many of these, finding the spellings was quite a chore.
And some salt for [25]:
#1 is from 1874
#2 from 1892
#6 from 1853
(at least according to my source...)
mlevenson
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 08:15 PM |
i've checked spelling on everyone and still something is wrong, any suggestions?
Getting the answers weren't that hard, but getting the right spelling is hell!
GertSoB
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 08:16 PM |
.
GertSoB
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 08:14 PM |
[29] check spelling again :-) It took me several tries to get all the spellings right.
comishcraig
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 08:14 PM |
[28] Thank you. The list I was using had all the proper spellings. Your salt helped alot!
hwango
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 08:27 PM |
Several minutes with wikipedia and then several more minutes trying alternate spellings. Kinda wish I hadn't bothered.
hwango
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 08:27 PM |
[24] - yes, it's Madama.
mlevenson
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 08:32 PM |
[34] thank you. that is the spelling I needed.
monocle
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 08:35 PM |
I know nothing about the theme. I don't speak those languages. Google is not helping me much. I'm not having fun. So I'm quitting with only four blanks.
zyrilia
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 09:06 PM |
Down to one remaining - anyone got salt on 11??
spoofme
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:06 PM |
[37]Generic form of the vehicle, plus the people that would use that sort of restroom.
How about help with #9?
stevegamer
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:23 PM |
#8 ends in an "E" for those with spelling variant issues.
jbsegal
Posted on Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:36 PM |
Wow. I'm surprised at how many I knew - mostly from Bugs Bunny Cartoons. :)
Very nice.
Smijin
Posted on Tue Sep 16, 2008 01:13 AM |
can't get #9. sad times
BadMagic
Posted on Tue Sep 16, 2008 04:24 AM |
Thanks [28]. This puzzle would have been more fun if the clues had included the year. There were just too many obscure choices for us uncultured types. I applaud the effort though.
Arnott
Posted on Tue Sep 16, 2008 04:56 AM |
Yeah, I wasn't sure how tough the spelling might be. I found them all fairly easily, but then, I also had the answers in front of me to cross reference.
But the clues were just too good to pass up (I LOVE #6), and the theme is interesting, I think.
And LOL to [40] Me, too :)
Ilta
Posted on Tue Sep 16, 2008 07:39 AM |
Anyone got any hints on #2? I know the guy but I can't find an answer that fits the theme...
tempus42
Posted on Tue Sep 16, 2008 07:46 AM |
I actually came up with all the answers without *too* much trouble, but I needed help finding the right variant spelling for 3 of them. :(
I still don't understand the first part of the clue for #2, though...
monocle
Posted on Tue Sep 16, 2008 07:48 AM |
I have the answers right in front of me but I can not for the life of me understand the first parts of #1 & #2.
Someone care to TG me what the first picture in #1 is (and if it is not obvious, how it forms the first word prior to the "R")?
Someone care to enlighten me as to how the designated band member and the water craft in #2 form the part prior to the rodent food?
Thanks
zyrilia
Posted on Tue Sep 16, 2008 04:25 PM |
[38] Thanks for the salt on 11. I can't believe I couldn't think of it - I've actually SEEN that one.
For #9, if you Google the last two pictures, you should be able to come up with an answer (having the first letter will help, too).
kulaid
Posted on Tue Sep 16, 2008 09:26 PM |
[46] in Italian, "gli" is pronounced "ya" and the balloon is deflated.
monocle
Posted on Tue Sep 16, 2008 09:57 PM |
[48] thanks. I'd already been clued that we were suppose to magically know that the large object next to a truck is a balloon and that we should deduce that it is in fact deflated... and not, say, being filled. that is a bad clue on #1. I still don't see how #2 is formed... doesn't Mr McCartney have an "L" in his name? Is it a silent "L"? It seems we need to drop the end sound from all three, yet are only instructed to do so on the third one.
Chupper
Posted on Wed Sep 17, 2008 05:36 PM |
I liked the theme, but found a lot of these to be pretty poorly clued.
j15bell
Posted on Thu Sep 18, 2008 05:36 AM |
[21] right there with you. been doing all tanga in the dark once my laptop is charged up. been without power since sunday early evening. i know i have all these right. changed some spellings but am soooooooooo tired going back to this one for two days now. will try again later today. i feel like i'm in the dark ages right now! =:(
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